listening exercise 'Taste'

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

a listening exercise on a podcast about Taste

 BBC January 2022

level: B1/B2

Which words do you link to
TASTE

 listening

1. this podcast is about tasting
2. listen carefully
3. try to follow the whole storyline
4. then choose an answer

fragment 1

1. What is said about taste?

1. with a blocked nose everything tastes similarly
2. with a blocked nose you can't taste at all
3. with a blocked nose your taste is different
4. with a blocked nose taste is better

fragment 2

2. Which part of the mouth is for better tasting?

1. tongue bumps
2. nerve endings in the tongue
3. special areas on the tongue
4. teeth

fragment 3

3. What is special about Shaheena Waseem?

1. she has an allergy for spicy food
2. she has no taste buds at all
3. she had an operation on her tongue
4. she likes very spicy food and won a competition

fragment 4

What eating a lot of chilli does to your body and taste.

4. Is it true dat pepper and chilli are strong tastes?

1. No, it actually is a sensation of the nerve cells
2. Yes, because there are too many taste buds on your tongue
3. Yes, because we are not used to it
4. No, it is a chemical reaction

fragment 5

5. The more taste buds you have, the more flavours you can taste

1. True
2. False

fragment 6

True

False

taste buds can also be found in other parts of the body

there is no connection between taste and brain

the nose protects our taste buds

How well you taste is not a sign of health

fragment 7

7. Losing your taste isn't dangerous for your health

1. True
2. False

fragment 8

8. They are talking about a 6th taste, beside sweet, sour, salt, bitter and umami. What is it?

fragment 9

9. It is impossible to retrain your taste buds
to like new food
that is better for your health

1. true
2. false

10. What is your favourite flavour?

11. new vocab you heard

12. I am confident I can change certain bad food habits

absolutely

never

maybe

quite positive